The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-11-12
VAor AND FANCY.

An arctic whaling fee: captured nfty-slx
shalss the past season.
Tho prohibitionIsts of Now York are talking
u erecting large hall at co.. Of s5O0,0Oo
The police at Portland, Oregon, are charged
with befrlending the gambling element OF that
,ity.
The mechanics fair Is considered to have
been the bost exhibition ever held In the
.ity OF Boston.
Sunday Shoot Teacher-What 10 II, Tommy,
that stingeth like an adderi Pupil (recently
caught in a neighbours pear tree)-The end OF
4 trunk strap.
A great many people who are bothered to
death about where Bob Ingersoll will 90 when
he dieA haven't looked to see how their own
tickets are marked yet
Can you tell me WHY the lion didn't hurt
Oanielp inquired the sunday-school teacher
Of the tough boy. "'Cause he was prophet
and understood his business" was the start
ling reply
A curious piece Of art 10 on exhibition In an
IVORY store at New York 1t 10 an ivory fig
re OF the child Jesus, taken from Mexican
cathedral, and supposed to be nearly three
hundred years old.
A model husband, In the estimation Of some
women, died not long ago at Cornish, N. II.
Il 10 said Of him that he had never spent
hight away from home since his marriage
torty-three years ago
A remarkable animal was captured q short
time ago In the swamps near New Orleans
It has the head and tail Of an alligator and
the back and claws of . tortoise. 1t 10 on
exhibition In Liverpool
Years ago when the game Of Boston wsa
universally popular with card-plsyers, club
was organized in New Orleans and named
after the, game. The club Ia still fourishing
aud 10 the Oldest In the city.
A silver dollar split in two, followed out
and filed with q compound Of glass and anti
mony, which gives 1t the correct ringing
sound, is the latest counterfeit TO DO put In
circulation In New York city.
"You were nice, quiet little boy in Sunday
school this morning, Bobby" said the min
lister. ~ was very much pleased" "Yes,"
replied Bobby, ''ps said that II I'd behave
myself In Sunday school I needn't 20 to
church"
An eight hundred pound shark was cap
tured opposite the pier Of Fort Popham Beach,
Me-, last Sunday. The capturer tried to shoot
the shark at first, but failed and he then en-
ployed the spear 1t is the first shark seen In
the Kennebec river for years.
Amelia's mamma W." teaching this Sabbath
school lesson. "What does frankincense'
meant" she asked. The little girl thought
minute and answered, why, mamma, franc
means q piece Of money, and suppose the
wise men gave IL to Jesus In cents."
The announcement Of the victory Of the
Volunteer was received with cheers in Charles
ton, g. c., aud The News and Courier remarks'
"There is enough Of love for the union In
Charleston to rejoice that New England has
held her own against old England Just - she
did over . century ago"
'That Is what | call very good psslmody
this morning." said the good deacon az he
chatted in the vestlbule. Every fair, very
fair" was the reply, "but how did you like
the preachingW "Oh, yes. That's all right;
but little too disturbing. didn't enjoy my
nap quite so well as usual"
In Galveston bay, Sunday mornings fishing.
boat brought up with Its anchor q baby octo
pus. 1T was very young" reports The Neios
of that city, ats body not being larger than
an egg, while Its arms, stretched out would
cover the crown Of hat 1t died soon after
being taken from the water"
Rev. w. Elliot, vicar Of Aston, Birmingham,
Is trying to collect his tithes from his pa
rishioners by legal proceedings. One man who
had lived for twenty -fve years on his property
without hearing of tithes had levy put on,
and in another case distraint for R3 was put
on the smallheath Liberal Club but the chair
man deHed the bsillffs and the warrant was
not enforced.
A German composer was conducting one Of
his overtures. As the 'horns' played too
loudly he told them repeatedly to play more
softly, and more softly they played each time
At the fourth repetition, with . knowing wink
ut each orther, they put their instruments to
their lips. but did not blow at all The con
ductor nodded approvIngly. VERY good In
deed" said he ''now one shade softer and
you'll have it."
The latest Maine decision will be nut TO be
cheerfully cracked by the United States
Judges, says The Galveston Neps. The state
court admits, a. It must, that It can not impose
q license tax on importations, but still It claims
TO forbid the sale Of the imported goods, even
in unbroken packages. There 10 little In the
decision, for as matter Of course, In order to |
get the case into the United States courts the
state court must decide against the importer |
II II is desired TO have the general question |
settled
A bachelor In Frankfort Germany, advcr-
tised for "A helpmate Of agreeable exterior |
and good education; money . secondary con-
alteration" He received 3,64S offera OF
these q 1877 came from Germany and 2s7 from
Frankfort There were 1,S27 who said moth